The world of rock music has been run by 26 year old Prada wearing corporate bozos for too many years now. When was the last time you sat down and talked to the lead singer of the hottest band in the country and who knew who Metallica was? The problem that today's youth face is they've been saturated with wanna-be's so long they wouldn?t recognize a musician even if they were one, folks. When television's biggest stars are the children of other television stars, something is wrong. You can judge a society by who they choose to celebrate.
Stop the Presses, folks. Paris Hilton was just released from jail early and Kobe Bryant had diarrhea over the weekend.
So, my interview with local rock royalty Billy Morrison of The Cult fame and LA super band Camp Freddy was a welcome breath of fresh cigarette and scotch-on-the-rocks laced air. Billy shared with me how true connections among musicians develop into lasting bonds long after the last encore has been played for the night and how he appreciates every moment of it:
What brought about this most recent incarnation was something purely organic and natural. We have been mates [British for friends] for going on 20 years and really enjoyed playing with each other [British for playing music together]? it was just a natural transition that we would be a in a band together. The fact that we got one of the world?s greatest drummers in Matt Sorum [The Cult, Guns and Roses, Velvet Revolver] to sit in with on the album is magic. We also didn?t spend three months in the studio tweaking this thing to death, which can be disastrous for so many bands. Rock music has always been and always will be about sex. The trick is finding a way to be subtle enough to get your parents to buy it, yet hip enough for the kids to get it. Rock music is sung from the waist down, not the neck up. We also just went over to Matt?s house and things just started happening so quickly? that's what happens when people know and appreciate each other. Look, this is a dream job for me. I get to make rock music, tour the world, and get paid for it. I am one of the luckiest guys I know.?
It's this kind of genuine artist enthusiasm and rock and roll energy that makes my job fun; the music that I grew up listening to a fond memory that keeps growing. Will someone please drop a bomb on the nearest Avril/Lohan/Spears pre-puber mall rat in the CBGB t-shirt and call Circus Diablo and thank them, please?
Their debut album is set to be released July 3rd. They also join the cast of OzzFest on July 12th.
Interview by Giulian Jones |
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Giulian Jones |
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| from the land of television, stand-up comedy, and booze stained honky tonks comes Giulian Jones. After a few years touring on the treacherous comedy circut, Giulian spent the better part of his early Hollywood life writing for a variety of successful television shows before deciding to focus his writing on live music and debunking the celebrity factor. | |
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